Dick was seven years old, and his sister, Catherine, was five. One day their
mother took them to their aunt’s house to play while she went to the big city to
buy some new clothes
The children played for an hour, and then at half past four their aunt took
Dick into the kitchen. She gave him a nice cake and a knife and said to him,
‘Now here’s a knife, Dick. Cut this cake in half and give one of the pieces to
your sister, but remember to do it like a gentleman.’
‘Like a gentleman?’ Dick asked. ‘How do gentlemen do it? ‘They always give
the bigger piece to the other person,’ answered his aunt at once.
‘Oh,’ said Dick. He thought about this for a few seconds. Then he took the
cake to his sister and said to her, ‘Cut this cake in half, Catherine.’
A. Answer these questions.
- Why did the children’s mother leave them at their aunt’s house?
- What did Dick’s aunt want him to do with the cake?
- What do gentlemen do when there are two pieces of cake?
- Which piece did Dick’s aunt want him to give Catherine?
- What did Dick do with the cake?
B. Which of the answers to these questions are right? Write the questions and the correct answers down.
- Which child was younger?
a. Catherine was.
b. Dick was. - Who wanted Dick to cut the cake?
a. A gentleman.
b. His aunt.
c. Catherine. - Why did Dick lake the cake to Catherine?
a. Because he wasn’t hungry.
b. Because he wanted to be like a gentleman.
c. Because he wanted the bigger piece.
